Author Archives: Nevi’im

וְיֶתֶר֩ דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהֹואָ֜שׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ וּגְב֣וּרָתֹ֔ו וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yehoʾash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amatsyahu king of … Continue reading →

וְלָקַ֣ח אֶת־כָּל־הַזָּהָב־֠וְהַכֶּסֶף וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֜ים הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה וּבְאֹֽצְרֹות֙ בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻבֹ֑ות וַיָּ֖שָׁב שֹׁמְרֹֽונָה׃ And he took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of YHWH and in the treasuries of … Continue reading →

וְאֵת֩ אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה בֶּן־יְהֹואָ֣שׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ תָּפַ֛שׂ יְהֹואָ֥שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּבֵ֣ית שָׁ֑מֶשׁ ויבאו יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּפְרֹץ֩ בְּחֹומַ֨ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם בְּשַׁ֤עַר אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ עַד־שַׁ֣עַר הַפִּנָּ֔ה אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות אַמָּֽה׃ * כ : ויבאו * ק : וַיָּבֹא֙ו And Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel seized Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, … Continue reading →

וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף יְהוּדָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ אִ֥ישׁ לאהלו׃ * כ : לאהלו * ק : לְאֹהָלָֽו And Yehuda was struck down before Yisraʾel, and they fled, each man to his tent.   Morphology וַיִּנָּגֶף (va-yinnagef) – Root: נגע (n-g-ʿ); Form: Nifal … Continue reading →

וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּ֨עַל יְהֹואָ֤שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔ים ה֖וּא וַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה בְּבֵ֥ית שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִיהוּדָֽה׃ But Amatsyahu did not listen, and Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel went up, and they met face to face, he and Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, at Beit-Shemesh, … Continue reading →

הַכֵּ֤ה הִכִּ֨יתָ֙ אֶת־אֱדֹ֔ום וּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖ לִבֶּ֑ךָ הִכָּבֵד֙ וְשֵׁ֣ב בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָ֤מָּה תִתְגָּרֶה֙ בְּרָעָ֔ה וְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ה אַתָּ֖ה וִיהוּדָ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ You surely struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Be honored and stay in your house. But why should you provoke trouble and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח יְהֹואָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַחֹ֜וחַ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנֹ֗ון שָׁ֠לַח אֶל־הָאֶ֜רֶז אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּלְּבָנֹון֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנָֽה־אֶת־בִּתְּךָ֥ לִבְנִ֖י לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר חַיַּ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּלְּבָנֹ֔ון וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס אֶת־הַחֹֽוחַ׃ And Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel sent to Amatsyahu king of Yehuda, saying: “The thornbush that was … Continue reading →

אָ֣ז שָׁלַ֤ח אֲמַצְיָה֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־יְהֹואָ֨שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹואָחָ֧ז בֶּן־יֵה֛וּא מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר לְכָ֖ה נִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃ Then Amatsyahu sent messengers to Yoʾash son of Yoʾaḥaz son of Yehu, king of Yisraʾel, saying: “Come, let us meet face to face.”   Morphology אָז (ʾaz) … Continue reading →

הוּא־הִכָּ֨ה אֶת־אֱד֤וֹם בְּגֵיא־המלח עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים וְתָפַ֥שׂ אֶת־הַסֶּ֖לַע בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמָהּ֙ יָקְתְאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ * כ : המלח * ק : הַמֶּ֨לַח֙ He struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, ten thousand, and he seized the Selaʿ in the … Continue reading →

וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י הַמַּכִּ֖ים לֹ֣א הֵמִ֑ית כַּכָּת֣וּב בְּסֵ֣פֶר תּוֹרַת־מֹשֶׁ֠ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־יוּמְת֨וּ אָב֤וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וּבָנִים֙ לֹא־יוּמְת֣וּ עַל־אָב֔וֹת כִּ֛י אִם־אִ֥ישׁ בְּחֶטְא֖וֹ יֻמֶֽו֯ת׃ * ימות : כ * יוּמָֽת : ק But the sons of those who struck he did not put to … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר חָזְקָ֥ה הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה בְּיָדֹ֑ו וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־עֲבָדָ֔יו הַמַּכִּ֖ים אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אָבִֽיו׃ And it happened when the kingdom was strong in his hand, that he struck his servants who had struck the king his father.   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה … Continue reading →

רַ֥ק הַבָּמֹ֖ות לֹא־סָ֑רוּ עֹ֥וד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֹֽות׃ Only the high places were not removed; still the people were sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.   Morphology רַק (raq) – Form: Adverb; Translation: “Only”; Notes: Limits or qualifies … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה רַ֕ק לֹ֖א כְּדָוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֛ה יֹואָ֥שׁ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֽׂה׃ And he did what was right in the eyes of YHWH, only not like Dawid his father; according to all that Yoʾash his father had done, he … Continue reading →

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמֹּ֔ו יְהוֹעַדִּ֖ין מִן־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ Twenty-five years old he was when he began to reign, and twenty-nine years he reigned in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was Yehoʿaddin from … Continue reading →

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְיֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יֹואָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יֹואָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ In the second year of Yoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz king of Yisraʾel, reigned Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash, king of Yehuda.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה (sh-n-h); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֜שָׁב יְהֹואָ֣שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹואָחָ֗ז וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ מִיַּד֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֣ד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקַ֗ח מִיַּ֛ד יְהֹואָחָ֥ז אָבִ֖יו בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה שָׁלֹ֤שׁ פְּעָמִים֙ הִכָּ֣הוּ יֹואָ֔שׁ וַיָּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־עָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Yoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz took back the cities from the hand of Ben-hadad son of Ḥazaʾel, which … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֖מָת חֲזָאֵ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־אֲרָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ בֶּן־הֲדַ֥ד בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ And Ḥazaʾel king of Aram died, and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his place.   Morphology וַיָּמָת (va-yamat) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he died”; Notes: Narrative verb … Continue reading →

וַיָּחָן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֹתָ֤ם וַֽיְרַחֲמֵם֙ וַיִּ֣פֶן אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם לְמַ֣עַן בְּרִיתֹ֔ו אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֖ם יִצְחָ֣ק וְיַֽעֲקֹ֑ב וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־הִשְׁלִיכָ֥ם מֵֽעַל־פָּנָ֖יו עַד־עָֽתָּה׃ And YHWH was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned toward them because of His covenant with Avraham, Yitsḥaq, and … Continue reading →

וַֽחֲזָאֵל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֔ם לָחַ֖ץ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י יְהֹואָחָֽז׃ And Ḥazaʾel king of Aram oppressed Yisraʾel all the days of Yehoʾaḥaz.   Morphology וַחֲזָאֵל (va-Ḥazaʾel) – Root: חזה (ḥ-z-h, possibly “to see” but as a name, non-derived); Form: Conjunction + proper … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֞י הֵ֣ם קֹבְרִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וְהִנֵּה֙ רָא֣וּ אֶֽת־הַגְּד֔וּד וַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּ אֶת־הָאִ֖ישׁ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּגַּ֤ע הָאִישׁ֙ בְּעַצְמֹ֣ות אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וַיְחִ֖י וַיָּ֥קָם עַל־רַגְלָֽיו׃ פ And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that behold, they saw the band, and they threw … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִישָׁ֖ע וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֑הוּ וּגְדוּדֵ֥י מֹואָ֛ב יָבֹ֥אוּ בָאָ֖רֶץ בָּ֥א שָׁנָֽה׃ And Elishaʿ died, and they buried him. And bands of Moʾav came into the land at the coming of the year.   Morphology וַיָּמָת (va-yamat) – Root: מות (m-w-t); Form: Qal … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְצֹ֨ף עָלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לְהַכֹּ֨ות חָמֵ֤שׁ אֹו־שֵׁשׁ֙ פְּעָמִ֔ים אָ֛ז הִכִּ֥יתָ אֶת־אֲרָ֖ם עַד־כַּלֵּ֑ה וְעַתָּ֕ה שָׁלֹ֥שׁ פְּעָמִ֖ים תַּכֶּ֥ה אֶת־אֲרָֽם׃ ס And the man of God was angry with him and said, “To strike five or six times; then you would have … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר קַ֥ח הַחִצִּ֖ים וַיִּקָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לְמֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַךְ־אַ֔רְצָה וַיַּ֥ךְ שָֽׁלֹשׁ־פְּעָמִ֖ים וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽד׃ And he said, “Take the arrows,” and he took them. And he said to the king of Yisraʾel, “Strike the ground,” and he struck three times and stopped.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר פְּתַ֧ח הַחַלֹּ֛ון קֵ֖דְמָה וַיִּפְתָּ֑ח וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֤ע יְרֵה֙ וַיֹּ֔ור וַיֹּ֗אמֶר חֵץ־תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה לַֽיהוָה֙ וְחֵ֣ץ תְּשׁוּעָ֣ה בַֽאֲרָ֔ם וְהִכִּיתָ֧ אֶת־אֲרָ֛ם בַּאֲפֵ֖ק עַד־כַּלֵּֽה׃ And he said, “Open the window eastward,” and he opened it. And Elishaʿ said, “Shoot,” and he shot. And he said, … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַרְכֵּ֤ב יָֽדְךָ֙ עַל־הַקֶּ֔שֶׁת וַיַּרְכֵּ֖ב יָדֹ֑ו וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֱלִישָׁ֛ע יָדָ֖יו עַל־יְדֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And he said to the king of Yisraʾel, “Set your hand on the bow,” and he set his hand; and Elishaʿ placed his hands on the king’s … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לֹו֙ אֱלִישָׁ֔ע קַ֖ח קֶ֣שֶׁת וְחִצִּ֑ים וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֵלָ֖יו קֶ֥שֶׁת וְחִצִּֽים׃ And Elishaʿ said to him, “Take a bow and arrows,” and he took a bow and arrows to him.   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾ-m-r); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וֶֽאֱלִישָׁע֙ חָלָ֣ה אֶת־חָלְיֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָמ֖וּת בֹּ֑ו וַיֵּ֨רֶד אֵלָ֜יו יֹואָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֵּ֤בְךְּ עַל־פָּנָיו֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָבִ֣י אָבִ֔י רֶ֥כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ And Elisha became sick with the illness of which he would die, and Yoʾash king of Yisraʾel went down to him and … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יֹואָשׁ֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וְיָרָבְעָ֖ם יָשַׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְאֹ֑ו וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר יֹואָשׁ֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון עִ֖ם מַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And Yoʾash lay with his fathers, and Yarovʿam sat on his throne, and Yoʾash was buried in Shomeron with the kings of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁכַּב (va-yishkav) … Continue reading →

וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֤י יֹואָשׁ֙ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וּגְב֣וּרָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִלְחַ֔ם עִ֖ם אֲמַצְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה הֲלֹֽוא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the rest of the acts of Yoʾash and all that he did, and his might with which he fought with Amatsya … Continue reading →

וַיַּֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִכָּל־חַטֹּ֞אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּ֥הּ הָלָֽךְ׃ And he did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn aside from all the sins of Yarovʿam son of Nevaṭ, who caused … Continue reading →